A multimillion-rand water and sanitation project has been announced for communities living in Colesberg in the Northern Cape. Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa announced this yesterday, addressing major concerns for the area, including inadequate...
The DA will request that the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, launch a nation-wide investigatory audit into the state of water infrastructure and access in South Africa. Reports of local water shortages keep pouring in across the...
Towards the end of 2013, Kaytech hosted a series of technical workshops on Walls and Slopes Systems utilising Kaytech’s Rockgrid P Cdesigns for specialist geosynthetic reinforcement. The workshop was presented by Kaytech’smarketing director, Garth...
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has launched a research program to assist agencies to work towards the One Water concept – water from all sources should be managed cooperatively to meet economic, social and environmental...
Kiambu County has started implementing an ambitious Sh64 million plan for water related projects. Governor William Kabogo pledged to drill 16 boreholes each at a cost of Sh3million in all the constituencies. More than Ksh15 million has been set...
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is looking forward to an exciting 2014. “2014 will bring more construction activity in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), new investment and a series of corporate social investment (CSI) coups,”...
South Africa is facing a major water crisis. The impact of water shortages is felt most acutely in rural areas where there are no major surface- or groundwater resources and where it is not economically viable to install a water reticulation...
Jacob Zuma’s presidential special advisor, Lindiwe Zulu, has announced that African leaders accepted President Jacob Zuma’s report on progress made on the Nepad Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative for the continent. The initiative is...
NewElec’s PMPT technology is ideal for the production of customised plastic electronic housings using computer-controlled manufacturing equipment. The process is quick, flexible and cost effective without the need for tools or moulds. Prototyping...
Measuring and metering of irrigation water will not only improve regulation of agricultural water use in South Africa, but it will also boost farmers’ profits. This is according to the Water Research Commission (WRC), which has invested in...
